I won my six-figure deal last week. My contract signed inside my daughter’s preschool classroom of all places. Her teacher asked if I would participate in Read Across America week, and I agreed. It was a tough crowd; preschoolers know what they want and when they want it. Straight shooters, these preschoolers. Rougher and more …
Athena. The goddess. The wise. More than I could ever dream. My daughter started her first full day of pre K yesterday. Has nearly a year and a half gone by since she first entered the school system ( http://wp.me/pQvQq-6b ‘Of gods and goddesses’ )? A peanut of a little girl – a smile that could …
November 1, 1946 – June 28, 2007 Rest well, Pops
Sunday, June 17, 2012 will be my fifth Father’s Day without my own father. He passed on June 28, 2007 after a fifteen month war against pancreatic cancer. In many ways, a part of me died that day as well. In many ways, the very fiber of who I was…and who I continually evolve into…was …
damned 1: to condemn to a punishment or fate; especially : to condemn to hell 2a: to condemn vigorously and often irascibly for some real or fancied fault or defect <damned the storm for their delay> b: to condemn as a failure by public criticism 3: to bring ruin on 4: to swear at : curse—often used to express annoyance, disgust, or surprise <damn him, he should have been …
If you follow my blog, you may have noticed I haven’t posted much lately. I have a damn good reason. The light and the dark. The duality of human consciousness. The core of existence. The perfect balance within us all. Or is it? I started my blog tiptoeing that delicate balance between the light and the dark. Prudent …
Today seems forever; Eternity forever away. I love you
THE DAY THE SUN STOPPED SHINING BLOG TOUR 2011 Enter. Sit before the Tale Weaver. On this cold & stormy night, yuletide greetings I do not impart. Shan’t be the bells of Saint Nicholas you hear echoing in the dark corner of night, nor shall the sweet chorus of cherub-faced children serenade at your door. Tuck yourself into bed, friend, and be mindful to …
The Day The Sun Stopped Shining Tour 2011 is upon us! Already, dark angels of cataclysmic confusion harken as my body valiantly repels invasion from alien spawn (I’ve got a cold & just woke from a nap…but seriously, I sound braver after reading that first sentence, so just roll with it). Aah, but an apocalyptic struggle …
Well I’m participating in THE DAY THE SUN STOPPED SHINING BLOG TOUR 2011 from December 26 through December 31, and I’ll be honest, I don’t have a damn clue what I’m doing 😉 . I suppose that’s what I get for opening my big mouth when I’m already juggling Mr. Mom & business owner duties, in addition to …
Joseph A. Pinto 